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====== 07 Water Temple ======

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-01-14 </div>

===== Apr 18 =====
  * learn that [[Krulla]] has lost his memory and can only speak Dwarven
  * [[Smike]] explains situation and tries to get [[Krulla]] to rejoin
  * [[Krulla]] says he'll need to think it over

===== Apr 19 =====
  * [[Krulla]] now calls himself [[Khouhn]]--means "Who?" in Dwarven
  * [[Khouhn]] remarkably changed, seems at peace, if slightly sad.  Says his goal is to bring peace to all.  
  * [[Khouhn]] joins party because he trusts [[Pthia]] and because he owes [[Smike]]
  * But since he's only 1/4 [[Krulla]] ("in body but not mind/soul/heart") [[Khouhn]] will work with [[Smike]] one in every four years to settle debt.  But as partners, not servant.
  * [[Pthia]] tests [[Khouhn]]'s combat ability--undiminished despite amnesia
  * travel to Crater Ridge Mines
  * [[Khouhn]] learns a few Common words from [[Pthia]] & [[Smike]] along the way

===== Apr 22 =====

==== 10am ====
  * arrive back at Mine, approach W gate
  * doors closed & guarded.  [[Smike]] //knocks// open doors and party rushes in
  * was guarded by just 4 gnolls.  Head N to catch Water Temple.  (Not ready to fight Fire Temple.)
  * in tunnels near ex-Earth Temple hear water.  Investigate
  * set off trap, poison dart hits [[Veelas]].  Stiffer but ok.  Continue
  * find big vat.  Person/thing inside says "Kill me!".  Seems to be humanoid transfiguring into some aquatic creature.
  * [[Smike]] //lightnings// vat, a few bodies float up, all in different stages of metamorphosis
  * suspect it was done by the brine and algae barrels we saw before
  * [[Smike]] torches vat from distance

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-01-21 </div>

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  * continue NE (room 225 odd, should investigate further)
  * find Eskathoth's room w/ centipedes
  * rush earth temple
  * encounter huge earthmoving "delver" and arcane caster
  * delver sinks into ground, fireball thrown at us from darkness past it
  * [[Khouhn]] charges in, delver rises in front of him, attacks
  * [[Khouhn]] hurt by acid, runs away
  * [[Veelas]] hit by magic missiles
  * [[Veelas]] hastes party, runs, but hears another delver behind us
  * [[Pthia]] realizes it's an illusion
  * [[Smike]] fireballs delver, runs, we all run
  * another fireball at us, [[Veelas]] badly hurt
  * acid still burning into [[Khouhn]], can't get it off.  [[Pthia]] reasons we should have washed it off **immediately**
  * we all run, [[Veelas]] in lead
  * [[Veelas]] rope tricks at West Gate
  * others follow to rest & plan

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-02-11 </div>

==== 4pm ====
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  * party prepares to face opposition, buffs
  * [[Pthia]] conjures water for skins ([[Smike]], [[Thacia]], [[Veelas]])
  * [[Smike]] buffs self w/ Message & Detect Magic
  * [[Pthia]] forms Telepathic Bond w/ [[Smike]]
  * [[Pthia]] gives [[Thacia]] Long Strider
  * [[Veelas]] makes [[Smike]] & [[Pthia]] invisible
  * [[Pthia]] casts Tongues on [[Smike]] so he can speak as a bat
  * [[Smike]] shape changes self & [[Pthia]] into bats.  They fly to Earth temple.
  * don't find delver--just pool of water 
  * [[Smike]] detects thoughts on water, detects 15 minds (& [[Pthia]]).  Messages to rest of party.
  * fly past, in middle tunnel find big delver tunnel going down
  * return to pool, [[Smike]] dismisses bat on self
  * [[Veelas]] summons shark in pool
  * 4 "skum" humanoids rush out of water into [[Thacia]], [[Khouhn]], & [[Veelas]].  They look like the final product of the transfiguration we saw occurring in the vat
  * [[Pthia]] sneaks up behind, kills one.  [[Thacia]] & [[Khouhn]] take care of rest, defending [[Veelas]] while he summons more sharks
  * 6 more skums flee water, 3 end up alone w/ [[Smike]] (still invisible) but can't locate him
  * [[Veelas]] summons hippogriff to help [[Smike]] as [[Pthia]] flies over.  Together they deal with skums.
  * [[Smike]] still invisible for a few more moments so morphs into toad and checks water.  Doesn't find anything (fortunately, sharks released from summoning)
  * after battle [[Pthia]] flies each party member across pool to delver tunnel entrance
  * tunnel spirals down quite a ways

==== 5pm ====
  * encounter dark elf, joker/slave, and delver
  * [[Smike]] fireballs elf & delver, unfortunately kills slave
  * [[Pthia]] consumed with hate for elf, determined to kill
  * delver catches [[Pthia]], she starts dissolving w/ slime
  * [[Thacia]] rushes in, neutralizes with water from skin
  * [[Khouhn]] attacks delver but axe almost dissolves

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-03-10 </div>

  * [[Pthia]] //dimension doors//, takes [[Thacia]] & [[Smike]] behind drow
  * [[Veelas]] //scorching rays// delver
  * [[Smike]] lightnings drow, she screams "We are all Loth's meat!" and dies.  Gems on her forehead and delver shatter.  Delver is free?
  * delver attacks & slimes [[Khouhn]]
  * [[Khouhn]] retreats to [[Veelas]] who douses him in water to wash off acid slime
  * [[Pthia]] //spiritual weapons//, slays delver
  * [[Pthia]] finds note on drow, written in drow.  //Comprehends languages// to read "Use the delver to destroy the earth temple so the water temple can take over!"
  * party goes back up, takes unexplored northmost tunnel

==== 6pm ====
  * find body of ape
  * encounter 5 dire apes, [[Smike]] //fireballs//
  * [[Thacia]], [[Pthia]], & [[Khouhn]] engage in melee
  * [[Veelas]] & [[Smike]] //magic missile//
  * apes defeated
  * find water temple sword (blue-green square on pommel)
  * rest

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-03-20 </div>

===== Apr 23 =====

==== 4am ====
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  * continue E, follow fork to S
  * door at end, [[Smike]] //knocks// open
  * find ourselves in explored area near bridge complex
  * explore.  Find dead guards & blood trails, follow E & N w/ Baldric leading
  * encounter 2 owlbears but party defeats with no injuries

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-03-24 </div>

==== 5am ====
  * explore area more thoroughly
  * go east from owlbear cave, find large pool w/ rowboat on near shore
  * [[Smike]] //animorphs// [[Pthia]] to bat, she flies over pool and returns
  * found another rowboat on far end, and 2 passages.  9 guards through one passage
  * [[Pthia]] //dimension doors// us right beside water temple guards, we defeat, take 1 prisoner (Gort)
  * Gort says hired by [[Killashein]] (human female, water temple priestess)
  * Gort: something scary "Guquag" in lake--look can drive mad
  * [[Veelas]] takes [[Thacia]] to water front and summons sharks to deal with Guquag
  * meanwhile [[Khouhn]] guards Gort & [[Pthia]] & [[Smike]] search

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-04-01 </div>

  * hire Gort as guide, he gets 25gp + pick of treasure off other guards
  * he takes us E to throneroom
  * [[Veelas]] scouts N (to [[Killashein]]'s quarters) but almost falls in illusioned pit trap
  * we decide to continue E first to clear out area before dealing with trap
  * we head E w/ invisible [[Veelas]] in lead
  * [[Veelas]] sees guards up on balcony, summons hippogriff
  * [[Pthia]] summons spiritual weapon while [[Thacia]] guards her
  * group of skums rush in,[[Khouhn]] attacks
  * [[Smike]] fireballs balcony
  * rest of party wipes out skums

==== 6am ====
  * [[Smike]] & [[Khouhn]] go back to check on Gort but he's run off & taken a boat across the water.  They let him go & search bodies for intel--none found but skull insignia on skum bodies
  * [[Veelas]], [[Pthia]], & [[Thacia]] find door to E w/ hall
  * party regroups, goes into hall, find brine vat, [[Khouhn]] destroys
  * continue E, find pool at intersection
  * 2 water mephits jump out and attack (breathe acid)
  * [[Veelas]] magic missiles & [[Khouhn]] finishes off
  * 4 more human guards and a frogman round corner from E and attack w/ bows
  * [[Smike]] fireballs
  * continue E, find quarters to N.  Find spellbook

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-05-12 </div>

==== 7am ====
  * back W to [[Killashein]]'s quarters, [[Smike]] in lead on rope
  * [[Smike]] falls in pit trap but ok, hears scraping from far below
  * finds path on E side of pit, party crosses
  * come to fork, explore E branch
  * room w/ hammock, search, back to fork
  * W branch, another room, search again
  * back across pit trap & W to pool
  * rope trick

==== 5pm ====
  * climb across pool to S path
  * find blue-green square (water symbol) on floor, continue down stairs
  * big room w/ statue in center, encounter winged (demon?) frogman
  * [[Smike]] fireballs repeatedly but with little effect
  * demon-frog enshrouds in darkness
  * [[Veelas]] & [[Smike]] defeat w/ magic missiles.  [[Khouhn]] dismembers to be sure
  * find one lesser water key on corpse

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-06-03 </div>

  * in alcove [[Pthia]] notices stone out of place.  [[Veelas]] searches for trap but sets it off, narrowly avoids harm.  Finds some loot
  * explore down stairs to NE
  * come to end of passage, encounter Naga (serpentine humanoid) in small pool near //exit to mines//
  * she wants us to kill female sorcerers(?) [[Mehunnath]] (sp?) and [[Euclaux]] (sp?).  Says they're the real dangers here, not the [[doomdreamers]]
  * she tells us to go South to the [[Air Temple]] dock to find rowboat.  Boat will take to [[inner fane]] but will need both lesser water keys
  * return to room where we found the first water key, to find other

==== 6pm ====
  * explore passage to E, down stairs to water's edge
  * [[Pthia]] //air walks// (silent & invisible) over water to investigate glow in distance
  * get //message//: [[Pthia]] under attack.  [[Veelas]] summons 2 hippogriffs to aide
  * 3 skums w/ crossbows from water, party engages
  * [[Pthia]] //dimension doors// back to party
  * wall of water rushes at party, takes out hippogriffs--water elemental?
  * [[Pthia]] //controls water// to slow elemental, [[Smike]] & [[Veelas]] wear down with spells
  * party retreats further inland, elemental follows
  * [[Khouhn]] moves in & attacks, [[Smike]] deals final blow w/ //magic missiles//
  * before party has time to catch breath greasy cloud rolls over from water
  * greasy cloud dissipates but [[Thacia]], [[Khouhn]], & [[Pthia]] nauseated

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-06-24 </div>

  * [[Smike]], [[Thacia]], & [[Khouhn]] drink //water breathing// potions and rush into water
  * [[Pthia]] summons archon, //air walks// self & //flies// archon
  * [[Veelas]] //water walks//
  * [[Pthia]] & archon lead, encounter 2 priests & 4 frogmen on platform (water temple altar?).  Priest(esse)s hiding in mist on platform.
  * shark attacks [[Smike]], he retreats to shore
  * [[Thacia]] & [[Khouhn]] kill shark
  * [[Veelas]] helps [[Smike]] onto his //floating disc// to ride along
  * [[Pthia]] & archon //webbed// but escape
  * [[Pthia]] dispels mist w/ a tightly wound //wind wall//
  * [[Smike]] fireballs, kills one cleric
  * last cleric //silences// [[Veelas]] & [[Smike]] but archon flies over and defeats
  * [[Thacia]] reaches platform, climbs up, kills remaining frogman
  * [[Khouhn]] too late for battle

<div right tip>Session \\ 2007-07-03 </div>

==== 7pm ====
  * [[Smike]], [[Veelas]], & [[Pthia]] explore cavern to N, find only ornaments
  * meanwhile [[Khouhn]] starts breaking water altar but stops on [[Thacia]]'s advice
  * [[Smike]], [[Veelas]], & [[Pthia]] explore cave to E, find potion and coral shells
  * [[Smike]], [[Veelas]], & [[Pthia]] retreat to safe distance as [[Khouhn]] & [[Thacia]] finish smashing altar
  * [[Khouhn]] & [[Thacia]] jump into water as room collapses, giant whirlpool forms
  * [[Khouhn]] & [[Thacia]] find way back underwater with [[Pthia]]'s guidance
  * water temple sword has lost its magic, [[Thacia]] throws out
  * rest
